Methodist Medical Center (www.mmcoakridge.com)

Methodist Medical Center is a 301-bed, nonprofit, regional medical facility serving Anderson and four adjacent counties. Its medical staff of more than 175 physicians represents 30 medical and surgical specialties.

As the first hospital to receive the coveted Tennessee Quality Governor's Award, MMC is fully accredited and has received scores of other quality care awards.

Among the hospital's offerings are the Methodist Regional Cancer Center, a state-of-the-art treatment facility that holds the highest level of accreditation possible for a non-teaching hospital; an advanced cardiology services department with the latest technology in bypass surgery, angioplasty, emergency treatment and rehabilitation; and the Wellness Place which offers health seminars, fitness classes and chronic disease supportive care for all ages.

Over the course of the next five years, Methodist will embark upon an ambitious $40 million renovation and expansion project. It will result in approximately 239 private rooms for patients, separate corridors for clinical transport needs and public use, and relocation and expansion of the hospital's emergency room. In addition, a new parking garage will be added.

Mental health services in the area include Ridgeview, a private, not-for-profit community mental health center, fully accredited by the Joint Commission of Health Care Organizations and licensed by the Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities and the Department of Health, Bureau of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Services. The range of programs and services provides individualized care of adults, youth and children. Acute inpatient services for adults, as well as outpatient and administrative services are provided at Ridgeview's facility.